Fed’s Miran Says He Didn’t Promise Trump a Dissent on Rates (3)

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said he hasn’t spoken to President Donald Trump since the central bank’s policy meeting this week, and didn’t promise the president he would vote a particular way on interest rates.

“I will do independent analysis based on my interpretation of the data, based on my interpretation of the economy, and that’s what I will do and that’s all that I will do,” Miran said during an appearance Friday on CNBC.

Miran, an ally of President Donald Trump, is taking an unpaid leave of absence from his role as chair of the White House Council ...